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Pelรฉ
Sports & Athletics
46
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,250

Pelรฉ

Edson Arantes do Nascimento
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
23 October 1940 โ€“ 29 December 2022 (82 years old)

Pelรฉ is universally revered as one of the greatest football players in the history of the sport, and the only player ever to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970). Renowned for his incandescent brilliance, acrobatic athleticism, and more than 1,200 career goals, he transformed the sport into 'The Beautiful Game' (O Jogo Bonito) and became a transcendent cultural icon for Brazil and the globe.

Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Inoki
Sports & Athletics
3
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Antonio Inoki

ใ‚ขใƒณใƒˆใƒ‹ใ‚ช็Œชๆœจ (็Œชๆœจ ๅฏ›่‡ณ)
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
1943 โ€“ 2022 (79 years old)

Legendary Japanese professional wrestler, founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and pioneer of mixed martial arts who fought Muhammad Ali in the historic 1976 Boxer vs. Wrestler bout.

Yokohama (Kanagawa), Japan
Bill Russell
Sports & Athletics
22
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 3,450

Bill Russell

William Felton Russell
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
12 February 1934 โ€“ 31 July 2022 (88 years old)

William Felton 'Bill' Russell is universally revered as the greatest winner in North American team sports history, having anchored the Boston Celtics dynasty to eleven NBA championships in thirteen seasons (1957โ€“1969). A five-time NBA MVP who revolutionized defensive basketball with shot-blocking and fastbreak initiation, he was also the first Black head coach in major American professional sports and a towering civil rights leader.

Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Gerd Mรผller
Sports & Athletics
11
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,410

Gerd Mรผller

Gerhard Mรผller
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
3 November 1945 โ€“ 15 August 2021 (75 years old)

Gerd Mรผller was the most lethal and clinical penalty-box goalscorer in football history, whose predatory instincts, low center of gravity, and explosive turning speed netted 68 goals in 62 games for West Germany and 563 goals for Bayern Munich. He scored the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final and led Bayern Munich to three consecutive European Cups (1974โ€“1976).

Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany
Milkha Singh
Sports & Athletics
2
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Milkha Singh

เจฎเจฟเจฒเจ–เจพ เจธเจฟเฉฐเจ˜
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan
1929 โ€“ 2021 (91 years old)

Legendary Indian sprinter revered as 'The Flying Sikh' who overcame the trauma of Partition to win gold at the Commonwealth Games and set national records.

Chandigarh, India
Elgin Baylor
Sports & Athletics
16
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,240

Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
16 September 1934 โ€“ 22 March 2021 (86 years old)

Elgin Gay Baylor was a revolutionary American basketball player who transformed the sport by taking it off the hardwood and into the air. A transcendent forward for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers, his mid-air body control, hanging bank shots, and 61-point outburst in the 1962 NBA Finals paved the way for Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant.

Los Angeles, California, United States
Paolo Rossi
Sports & Athletics
9
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,390

Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
23 September 1956 โ€“ 9 December 2020 (64 years old)

Paolo Rossi was an Italian striker whose predatory finishing, opportunistic movement, and redemption story illuminated the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Scoring an immortal hat-trick to eliminate favorites Brazil, two in the semi-final, and the opening goal in the final against West Germany, he claimed the World Cup, Golden Ball, Golden Boot, and Ballon d'Or in the same magical year.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Diego Maradona
Sports & Athletics
43
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,100

Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
30 October 1960 โ€“ 25 November 2020 (60 years old)

Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine football genius endowed with incomparable dribbling artistry, vision, and rebellious charisma. Regarded alongside Pelรฉ as one of the greatest players of all time, he single-handedly captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Mexico in 1986 and transformed underdog SSC Napoli into champions of Italy and Europe.

Dique Lujรกn, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wes Unseld
Sports & Athletics
11
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 1,890

Wes Unseld

Westley Sissel Unseld
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
14 March 1946 โ€“ 2 June 2020 (74 years old)

Westley Sissel 'Wes' Unseld was an immovable, selfless American basketball center who joined Wilt Chamberlain as one of only two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and the regular-season MVP in the same season (1969). The cornerstone of the Baltimore/Washington Bullets franchise, he guided them to the 1978 NBA championship with bone-crushing screens and the greatest two-handed overhead outlet passes in basketball history.

Catonsville, Maryland, United States
Don Shula
Sports & Athletics
12
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,890

Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
4 January 1930 โ€“ 4 May 2020 (90 years old)

Donald Francis Shula was an American football coaching titan who holds the all-time NFL record for the most career victories by a head coach (347 wins). The architect of the Miami Dolphins dynasty, he coached the immortal 1972 Dolphins to an unblemished 17-0 recordโ€”the only completely undefeated, untied regular and postseason championship in NFL history.

Indian Creek, Florida, United States
Kobe Bryant
Sports & Athletics
42
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,850

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
23 August 1978 โ€“ 26 January 2020 (41 years old)

Kobe Bean Bryant was an iconic American basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships, the 2008 NBA MVP award, two Olympic gold medals, and scoring 81 points in a single game (second highest in NBA history). His relentless work ethic, codified worldwide as 'Mamba Mentality', inspired millions of athletes across the globe.

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, United States
Peter Snell
Sports & Athletics
13
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,240

Peter Snell

Sir Peter George Snell
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
17 December 1938 โ€“ 12 December 2019 (80 years old)

Sir Peter George Snell was a powerhouse New Zealand middle-distance runner who captured three Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 800 meters, 1,000 meters, and the mile. The premier disciple of coaching visionary Arthur Lydiard, he achieved the rare 800m/1,500m double at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and later became an eminent professor of exercise physiology.

Dallas, Texas, United States
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